Newark Bay Extension

The Newark Bay Extension is a spur of the New Jersey Turnpike which was built from 1954 to 1956 at a cost of $120 million. The 8.2-mile spur connected Newark Liberty International Airport to the Holland Tunnel toll plaza in Jersey City. It opened to traffic on 15 September 1956, and it was designated as a part of Interstate 78. The span over Newark Bay was named the Vincent R. Casciano Bridge in honor of a state assemblyman from Bayonne.